Новости за 29.02.2024

ZURICH — British telecoms giant Vodafone is in advanced talks to sell its Italian unit to Switzerland's Swisscom, agreeing on a preliminary price of 8 billion euros ($8.7 billion), the companies said on Wednesday.

Amman — United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili on Wednesday said that the UNWTO's tourism strategy for Jordan has been delayed due to the ongoing war on Gaza.

MANAMA — Max Verstappen on Wednesday brushed aside suggestions his bid for a fourth consecutive world title may be affected by speculation around his Red Bull boss Christian Horner.

AMMAN — A total of 507 cases of child labour were uncovered in 2023, when the Ministry of Labour’s inspection teams took action against violators.

AMMAN — A research in the south-eastern desert began in 2013 when the “South Eastern Badia Archaeological Project” was established.

DETROIT — Just over 100,000 people in Michigan voted “uncommitted” in the swing state’s Democratic primary, provisional results showed on Wednesday, after a protest movement urged voters to punish President Joe Biden over his support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories — The Gaza war's reported Palestinian death toll neared 30,000 Wednesday as fighting raged in the Hamas-run territory despite mediators insisting a truce with Israel could be just days away.

BEIRUT — More than 120 individuals and groups on Wednesday called for a United Nations probe into Israeli attacks on journalists in south Lebanon, where three were killed last year.